New Flashpoint? The Stabroek Oil Block

The dispute over the Essequibo region between Venezuela and Guyana has been going on for over a hundred years. The origins of the dispute date back to colonial times, when the Spanish and Dutch empires laid claim to the region. In 1899, an arbitral award was issued confirming the territory to…

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